Parliamentary candidates will be put to the test in a version of the popular television game show The Weakest Link.

Sussex University student newspaper, The Badger, has organised the event during the General Election hustings.

Students will get the opportunity to quiz candidates standing in the election on June 7.

The contestants will have to vote each other out of the game and do the walk of shame, just like in the show, presented by Anne Robinson.

Instead of banking money they will be collecting votes.

Benedict Brook, managing director of The Badger, said: "Everyone agrees that by June 7, we are going to be pretty fed up with the election so we have designed The Weakest Link to bring a bit of fun to the campaign.

"We promise not to be quite as cruel as Ms Robinson and hope the candidates get as much enjoyment out of it as the students will."

May 15 2001